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Gail Griffin |
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MAGA Republican
extremist and serial
homophobe member of
the Arizona House of
Representatives,
representing
District 19. She
assumed office on
January 9, 2023. Her
current term ends on
January 13, 2025.
Griffin ran for
re-election to the
Arizona House of
Representatives to
represent District
19. She won in the
general election on
November 8, 2022.
Griffin is a former
Republican member of
the Arizona State
Senate, representing
District 14 from
2011 to 2019.
Griffin served as
majority whip from
2015 to 2019.
Griffin was unable
to run for
re-election in 2018
to the Arizona State
Senate because of
term limits. Griffin
served in the
Arizona House of
Representatives from
1997 to 2001. She
then served as Chair
of the Cochise
County Republican
Committee from 2002
to 2006. She was
also 3rd Vice Chair
of the District 30
Republican Committee
from 2003 to 2006.
Griffin then was a
candidate for the
state House again in
2006 but was not
elected. Griffin was
a district-level
delegate to the 2016
Republican National
Convention from
Arizona. All 58
delegates from
Arizona were bound
by state law to
support the winner
of the statewide
primary,
Donald
Trump, for one
ballot at the
convention.
Griffin
is running
for
re-election
to the
Arizona
House of
Representatives
to represent
District 19.
She is on
the ballot
in the
general
election on
November 5,
2024. She
advanced
from the
Republican
primary on
July 30,
2024.
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| Every name in RED, as of this date, has now voted 3 times in two weeks to keep the 1864 Abortion Ban on the books and the law of Arizona. |
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Some
Cochise
County
Residents
Blame
Rep.
Gail
Griffin
For
Blocking
Groundwater
Conservation
Progress |
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"At
a
recent
listening
session
hosted
by
Attorney
General
Kris
Mayes,
Cochise
County
residents
called
on
state
officials
to
do
more
to
protect
Arizona’s
groundwater
—
and
pointed
the
finger
at
one
rural
lawmaker
for
blocking
progress."
[ .
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"Residents
blamed
Rep. Gail
Griffin (R-Hereford),
the
powerful
chair
of
the
House
Natural
Resources,
Energy
and
Water
Committee,
for
blocking
bills
that
they
say
would
protect
their
water
rights."
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"Griffin,
who
represents
a
large
portion
of
Cochise
County,
was
present
at
the
hearing,
but
did
not
speak.
She
did
not
respond
to a
request
for
comment." |
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Mar.
5,
2024 |
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‘Gatekeeper’
Rep.
Griffin
Thwarts
Groundwater
Bills |
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"Griffin’s
voting
record
shows
the
representative’s
disinclination
for
imposing
water
regulations
as a
whole.
In
June,
Griffin
voted
against
SB1432,
legislation
establishing
updated
water
regulations
for
Arizona.
In
2016,
Griffin
sponsored
SB1400
and
SB1268,
which
would
have
eliminated
water
supply
stipulations
in
Cochise
and
Yuma
counties
and
exempted
cities
from
following
their
counties’
assured
water
supply
guidelines.
Griffin
also
penned
an
op-ed
in
August
characterizing
rural
groundwater
regulation
as
“bad
policy,”" |
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Sep.
24,
2023 |
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‘Conspiracy
Theories’
Still
Dominate
Arizona
Senate
Elections
Committee |
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"“Conspiracy
theories”
came
up
again
later
in
the
committee
meeting,
this
time
in
regard
to
HB2591,
which
would
prohibit
voters
from
bringing
ballots
to
ballot
drop
boxes
outside
the
hours
of 8
a.m.
to 5
p.m.
Monday
through
Friday,
and
would
require
that
drop
boxes
be
only
inside
or
attached
to
county
buildings
and
be
under
24/7
video
surveillance. Hernandez
asked
the
sponsor
whether
the
bill
is
inspired
by
the
2022
documentary
“2,000
Mules,”
which
makes
false
claims
of
widespread
election
fraud,
focusing
on
“ballot
mules”
who
allegedly
brought
hundreds
of
fraudulent
ballots
at a
time
to
ballot
drop
boxes.
Bill
sponsor Gail
Griffin,
a
Republican
state
representative
from
Tucson,
said
she’s
seen
video
of
“people
with
boxes
coming
and
dumping
ballots,” though
she
maintained
that
“2,000
Mules”
has
“
nothing
to
do
with
this
bill.”" |
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Mar.
20,
2023 |
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Southwest
Gas Recruited
Elected
Officials
To
Back
Its
Rate
Increase,
Records
Show |
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Championing
Southwest
Gas’
second
rate
increase
in
as
many
years,
mayors
in
some
of
Arizona’s
fastest-growing
communities
sent
a
letter
of
support
to
the
Arizona
Corporation
Commission
claiming
proposals
from
a
consumer
interest
group
“would
impose
unnecessary
and
costly
barriers
for
consumers”
who
want
to
use
natural
gas.
[...]
“If
enacted,
these
misguided
policies
will
slow
our
economic
progress
and
jeopardize
the
safety
of
our
communities,”
the
mayors
wrote. But
the
letter
wasn’t
an
organic
outpouring
of
community
support.
Rather,
it
was
written
by
Southwest
Gas
as
part
of a
concerted
effort
by
the
utility
to
drum
up
outside
support
of
its
desired
11.6%
price
hike. [...]
At
issue
with
the
application
for
the
increase
were
proposals
by
the
Southwest
Energy
Efficiency
Project
(SWEEP)
to
require
Southwest
Gas
to
conduct
an
Infrastructure
and
Investment
Plan
(IIP)
to
guide
processes
and
shed
light
on
future
system
upgrades.
Additionally,
SWEEP
wanted
to
eliminate
“construction
allowances,”
which
are
gas
infrastructure
subsidies
for
large
construction
projects
paid
by
all
ratepayers
in
the
system.
“As
you
may
know,
SWEEP
is a
Boulder,
CO
based
environmental
NGO
that
has
a
stated
organizational
agenda
that
includes
‘advancing
state
policies
that
would
accelerate
electrification
in
buildings,’”
Arizona
state
Sen. Sine
Kerr and
state
Rep. Gail
Griffin,
both
Republicans,
wrote
in a
letter
to
the
Commission
days
before
the
final
hearing.
“SWEEP’s
IIP
proposal
would
create
a
government-knows-best
approach
to
energy
in
Arizona
where
politicians,
not
customers,
would
decide
what
infrastructure
is
right
for
a
housing
development
or
business.” |
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Jan.
31,
2023 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2022 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates |
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| Position Sought: State Representative District 19 |
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| Question 2: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose. |
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| Question 4: Allowing biological males that identify as transgender to play on female sports’ teams. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose |
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| Question 8: Allowing parents to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same-sex attraction or gender identity issues.* |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| Question 9: Protecting individuals and businesses from being required to provide services or use their artistic expression in a manner that violates their moral or religious beliefs.** |
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| Candidates' Position: Support. |
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| * This is in reference to the dangerous and disproven "Reparative Therapy". |
| **Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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In other words, as PROVEN by this bill, Republicans and ammosexuals find it wrong to discriminate against inanimate objects but have no problem discriminating against people. |
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Fanatical
Republican
Extremist
Of
The
Day: Gail
Griffin-
2021
Update |
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"On
this
date
in
2020,
as
well
as
2021,
“Fanatical
Republican
Extremist
of
the
Day”
first
profiled Gail
Griffin,
a
member
of
the
Arizona
House
of
Representatives
from
District
14
who
has
bounced
around
the
Arizona
state
legislature
in
either
chamber
on
and
off
since
1997
(she
has
one
term
of
eligibility
left
in
the
lower
chamber,
and
is
already
term-limited
from
ever
serving
again
in
the
Arizona
State
Senate.)
And,
it
takes
a
special
kind
of
stupid
to
stand
out
among
Arizona
Republicans
to
get
a
FRED
profile,
but
Griffin,
whose
brain
may
be
under
undue
pressure
from
the
helmet
of
hair
she’s
sporting,
managed
to
get
our
notice
in
early
January
of
2019
when
she
filed
a
bill
to
try
and
pay
for
Donald
Trump’s
stupid
f***ing
idea
for
a
wall
on
the
U.S./Mexico
border
by
establishing
a
new
tax
on…
INTERNET
PORN." |
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Jan.
5,
2022 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2020 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates |
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| Position Sought: State Representative LD-14 |
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| Question 2: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose. |
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| Question 4: Allowing biological males that identify as transgender to play on female sports’ teams. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose |
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| Question 9: Protecting a parent's right to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same-sex attraction or gender identity issues to help them reach their desired outcome.* |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| Question 11: Protecting individuals and businesses from being required to provide services or use their artistic expression in a manner that violates their moral or religious beliefs.** |
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| Candidates' Position: Support. |
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| * This is in reference to the dangerous and disproven "Reparative Therapy". |
| **Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2018 Candidate Questionnaire |
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| Position Sought: State Representative LD-14 |
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| Question 4: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose. |
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| Question 9: Protecting a parent’s right to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same– sex attraction or gender identity issues to help them reach their desired outcome.* |
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| Candidates' Position: Support. |
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| * This is in reference to the dangerous and disproven "Reparative Therapy". |
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Wasting
Time
At
The
Capitol |
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Mar.
8,
2018 |
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Lawmaker
Blocking
Efforts
For
Gifford's
Memorial |
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Apr.
21,
2017 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2016 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates |
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| Position Sought: State Senate LD-14 |
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| Question 4: Adding "sexual orientation," "gender identity," or "gender expression" to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose. |
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| Question 6: Prohibiting government from discriminating against an individual, organization, or small business based on their beliefs about marriage.* |
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| Candidates' Position: Support. |
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| Question 10: Implementing policies to allow students and faculty to use the restroom, locker room, and shower room that aligns with their gender identity. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose. |
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| * Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Arizona
ALEC*
Politicians |
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*About
ALEC |
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Oct.
9,
2016 |
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Roll
Call:
Who
Supported
Expanding
Dark
Money
In
Arizona? |
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Jul.
18,
2016 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2014 Candidate Questionnaire |
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| Position Sought: State Senate LD-14 |
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| Question 9: Arizona’s voter-approved constitutional definition of marriage should be defended to the fullest extent legally possible. |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| Question 11: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose |
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| Question 15: Protecting individuals and businesses from being required to provide services or use their artistic expression in a manner that violates their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| * Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Sen.
Gail
Griffin
Does
Not
Like
‘Mexican’ |
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Mar.
9,
2014 |
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List
Of
Arizona
Republicans
Who
Voted
For
Anti-Gay
Discrimination
Bill |
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Feb.
28,
2014 |
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Americans
For
Prosperity*-Arizona
Announces
Its
“Legislators
Of
The
Week”
For
The
Week
Of
February
17th |
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*
About
Americans
For
Prosperity |
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Feb.
22,
2014 |
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Wolves
Are
In
The
Crosshairs,
Thanks
To
Sen.
Gail
Griffin |
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Feb.
4,
2014 |
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The
Arizona
Tea
Party
Election
Candidates |
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2012 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2012 Candidate Questionnaire |
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| Position Sought: State Senate LD-14 |
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| Question 9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| Question 11: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose |
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| Question 15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| * Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2010 Candidate Questionnaire |
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| Position Sought: State Representative LD-1 |
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| Question 9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| Question 12: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose |
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| Question 15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| * Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2006 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates |
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| Position Sought: State Representative LD-25 |
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| Question 7: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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| Candidates' Position: Support. |
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| Question 8: . Adding “sexual orientation” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose. |
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| Arizona State Legislative Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test |
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| Position Sought: State Representative LD-25 |
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 Campaign Finance and Government Reform Issues |
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h) Should Arizona recognize civil unions between same-sex couples? |
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